hive

/haiv/

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Word: Hive

Part of Speech: Noun and Verb

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Noun

1. a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree
2. a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
3. a teeming multitude

Verb

1. gather into a hive
   • The beekeeper hived the swarm
2. move together in a hive or as if in a hive
   • The bee swarms are hiving
3. store, like bees
   • bees hive honey and pollen
   • He hived lots of information

Synonyms

• beehive